Age discrimination: Restoring the protections and balancing the law

Age discrimination is a serious problem and becoming more serious each day as the baby boomers age.

Most Americans are not aware of a monumental 2009 United States Supreme Court decision which eliminated, with one pen stroke, a substantial portion of federal rights for older workers. In Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. (2009), the United States Supreme Court made it extremely difficult to prove age discrimination – something already difficult to prove before the decision.

Both Democrats and Republicans support restoring the balance of the law and providing fair protection for older workers.

As expected, the AARP fully supports restoring a balance in the law by restoring the protections older workers had for decades until the 2009 Gross decision.

Closer to home, both Democrats and Republicans in Missouri have fought to maintain fair protections under Missouri state law for older workers. Missouri essentially has a zero tolerance policy for discriminating based on age. Although Missouri’s state law could offer greater protections found in other states, Missouri’s law at least allows a fair opportunity for Missouri employees to be treated fairly regardless of age.

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